Self-fusion of protoplasts enhances chitinase production and biocontrol activity in Trichoderma harzianum

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2330-2334

  Prabavathy, V R ^a   Mathivanan, N ^a   Sagadevan, E ^a   Murugesan, K ^a   Lalithakumari, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antagonistic activity; Chitinase; Protoplast fusion; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY; CHITINASE; PROTOPLAST FUSION; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BUFFER; CHITINASE; MACROGOL;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CELL ORGANELLE; FUNGUS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL FUSION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL REGENERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; HYPHOMYCETES; LYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPLAST; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; TRICHODERMA REESEI; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

CHITINASE; PLANT DISEASES; PROTOPLASTS; RHIZOCTONIA; TRICHODERMA;

HYPOCREA JECORINA; HYPOCREA LIXII; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 33746227334     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.10.031     Document Type: Article

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